Chapter 46 The monarch and ministers hold hands and see tears in their eyes
The emperor waited eagerly in front of the palace. He wanted to go to the city gate or even to the military camp of Zhang An Wanglin, but was stopped by Cui Zheng and the courtiers.
Hearing the shouts and cries from afar, the emperor shed tears. When his tears were almost dry, he finally saw a group of people walking down the imperial street.
The leader was a skinny middle-aged scholar, holding high an khaki-yellow banner. At the request of Wu Ya'er, the emperor named his wife the Lady of Chu State. Because she was allowed to be in charge of Huainan Road and was similar to the Jiedushi Envoy, he also gave her the banner.
It seems that this is the envoy of Mrs. Chu.
Behind the messenger is a group of ragged people with shambling steps...
Seeing these people appear, the emperor ignored Cui Zheng's obstruction and went to greet them. Cui Zheng and other courtiers hurriedly followed them.
When Liu Fan saw the emperor coming, he immediately stopped, held up the banner and knelt down to worship. The gentlemen behind him also knelt down one after another.
"Long live your Majesty, long live..."
Their chants were interrupted by the emperor: "You are finally here."
After the emperor said these words, he cried. He held Liu Fan's arm and asked repeatedly, "How are the coffins of the late emperor and the late prince?" "Is there a burial?" "Is there a wilderness with corpses?" "How many people in the capital survived?"
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Liu Fan only replied that we were late, but the other words were snatched away by the gentlemen behind him. They knelt down and surrounded the emperor. "The late emperor and the late prince were casually placed in the imperial mausoleum." "They were not buried.
"An thieves often come to disturb people." "The common people in the capital have ten rooms and nine empty rooms." "Look at us waiting. There are no humans or ghosts." "Everyone is looking forward to your Majesty's return day and night."
They cried and kowtowed as they talked. The emperor cried more painfully, and all the civil and military officials around him also shed tears. Cui Zheng stepped forward to persuade them to stop, "If you have anything to say, go to the palace and say it."
Civil and military officials helped these kneeling gentlemen up one after another. Unlike the people who only heard their names, many officials here knew these gentlemen. Now that they meet again after another life, they will cry again.
The emperor did not forget the soldiers and horses standing at the back and asked if these were the warriors who had recaptured the capital.
Liu Fan responded and called the general to see him.
The emperor asked his chamberlain to get a broadsword: "This is the broadsword I use to kill my enemies. I give it to you."
The general led the soldiers behind him and shouted, "Your Majesty is mighty, long live your Majesty, long live long live your Majesty." The sound was like thunder.
The emperor entered the palace with all his ministers. Looking at the simple palace, the gentlemen from the capital cried again. "Your Majesty has suffered, it is all because of thieves."
Everyone seems to have forgotten that King Lu lived here when there were no thieves.
When they came to the main hall, they were given a thick and soft cushion to sit on. First, Liu Fan told how the Lady of Chu attacked the capital, how the rebels were doing, and how the Zhenwu Army was doing. The emperor and courtiers had already heard more or less of these news, and it was nothing to fight.
It was easy to say, and he finished it quickly.
"Mrs. Chu and Governor Wu are really brave and resourceful." The emperor admired after hearing this. "I thought it would take two years to recover the capital, but I didn't expect that the couple did it so quickly."
Liu Fandao: "There are also conspirators from the Great Xia Guards. For example, in Jiannan Road, Lord Han sent many soldiers and horses to assist."
After he said this, many ministers in the palace laughed, but some did not laugh and looked at him twice.
The man was in his forties, wearing the official robe of a military commander, and his face was a little frail. There was a chair in the palace to sit on. Apart from the emperor and the new gentlemen, he was the only one who could sit in the palace. Cui Zheng, Prime Minister Cui
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If you are not old enough to be given a throne, the world has not yet been in chaos, and you have not discussed merit enough to be given a seat, then it is because of your health. This person is Xiang Yun. Liu Fan guessed it.
Xiang Yun was seriously injured and was saved by a miracle doctor. Now he can get up and walk around, but he still needs to be careful.
The reason why he looked at him was because he only mentioned Han Xu and Jiannan Road to help, but not Xiang Nan, the white-robed army.
Xiang Nan's case was not a help, but a transaction. All the Huainan Road was given to him.
Liu Fan didn't change his expression and didn't say a word.
The emperor said: "Lord Han, I have already rewarded you, but the thieves have seized Hedong Road and cut off the capital. I have never been able to reward Mrs. Chu."
Liu Fandao: "Mrs. Chu has come to Beijing to investigate the remnants of the rebels and repair the palace. At this time, I respectfully invite your Majesty to return to Beijing. It will not be too late to reward you after you return to Beijing."
He took out a petition written by himself and named it after the lady of Chu State, describing the sadness of the people in the world like fledgling young birds when His Majesty was absent from the capital these years, the joy of finally regaining the capital, and how the world returned to prosperity after His Majesty returned to the capital.
Looking forward to reading it happily.
The emperor and the court shed tears again.
"With Mrs. Chu in the capital, I feel at ease." The emperor said, Mrs. Chu can do whatever she wants. After all, the Huainan Road has been maintained so well. The capital will not have to worry about the future. If you don't worry about the future, just ask about the past.
What did the thieves do after they took over the capital? How was the palace? How were the princes and nobles in the city...
Liu Fan didn't know this. After all, he had just entered the capital with Mrs. Chu, and his words were taken over by the nobles from the capital's family in the palace.
Talking about the past and personnel affairs in the capital, the topic couldn't stop.
Most of the officials came from the capital. Everything these gentlemen said could bring back their memories. A bridge, a tree, a wine shop. Even the emperor remembered that when he was a child, he was taken out of the palace by the late emperor.
The people you meet in the places you visit...
"The dancing prostitute that Your Majesty met when he was a child, Aunt Nangong, is still alive." A gentleman said, stretching out his hand to gesture, "She built a big flower shop and recruited many disciples. Her hair has turned white, but she can't dance as well as a girl."
The emperor's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Sure enough, he deserves to be praised as a dancing fairy by his father."
"But after she accepted a disciple, she rarely danced in front of others." An official lamented, "It's hard to get a lot of money."
Some officials couldn't help but said: "When His Majesty returns to the court, Lady Nangong will definitely dance for him."
The master who spoke earlier covered his face and cried: "Your Majesty, after the thief entered the capital, he asked Lady Nangong to dance. Lady Nangong did not want to join the thief, so she broke her own legs."
The emperor and officials were shocked and immediately burst into tears. In the palace, the emperor and his ministers began to scold An for thief.
Weeping and laughing for a while, we kept talking until dusk fell. The emperor simply asked people to bring food and drinks to the palace. Linzhou had not had a banquet for a long time. When he learned that the capital was recovered, he wanted to celebrate, but the ensuing occupation of Ankang Mountain
Hedong Road threatens Linzhou, so everyone has no intention of celebrating.
There are people coming from the capital today, let’s just have a small celebration.
Sad and happy, almost all the people in the palace were drunk. The palace was full of people lying around. Even the emperor drank too much. Only two or three people were not drunk. Prime Minister Cui Zheng was majestic and not drunk. Xiang Yun was injured.
Liu Fan didn't drink, and he wasn't drunk either, but he lay down, tired, sleepy and relieved of his heavy responsibilities, so he fell asleep after a few glasses of wine.
Liu Fan slept until dawn. When he got up, he found that he was living in the palace.
"Mr. Liu, don't be afraid." The chamberlain who served him smiled and said, "Master Cui and Governor Xiang live here. Your Majesty does not stick to trivial matters. Now is an extraordinary time."
Palace? Liu Fan really wasn't panicked. After all, he lived in a real palace in the capital.
As the chamberlain said, don't stick to trivial matters in extraordinary times.
Liu Fan washed up and changed into new clothes. After the hardship of the journey, he felt refreshed and asked: "When will your Majesty summon you?"
The chamberlain asked: "Mr. Liu, what do you want to see His Majesty for?"
"Of course it's a matter of returning to Beijing." Liu Fandao, "Mrs. Chu has regained the capital. Your Majesty will return to Beijing as soon as possible."
The chamberlain said: "Well, Mr. Liu should meet Mr. Cui first and see what Mr. Cui says. Your Majesty cannot make the decision alone."
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